Novel loci affecting iron homeostasis and their effects in individuals at risk for hemochromatosis.
Beben Benyamin,
Tonu Esko,
Janina S Ried,
Aparna Radhakrishnan,
Sita H Vermeulen,
Michela Traglia,
Martin Gögele,
Denise Anderson,
Linda Broer,
Clara Podmore,
Jian'an Luan,
Zoltan Kutalik,
Serena Sanna,
Peter van der Meer,
Toshiko Tanaka,
Fudi Wang,
Harm-Jan Westra,
Lude Franke,
Evelin Mihailov,
Lili Milani,
Jonas Hälldin,
Juliane Winkelmann,
Thomas Meitinger,
Joachim Thiery,
Annette Peters,
Melanie Waldenberger,
Augusto Rendon,
Jennifer Jolley,
Jennifer Sambrook,
Lambertus A Kiemeney,
Fred C Sweep,
Cinzia F Sala,
Christine Schwienbacher,
Irene Pichler,
Jennie Hui,
Ayse Demirkan,
Aaron Isaacs,
Najaf Amin,
Maristella Steri,
Gérard Waeber,
Niek Verweij,
Joseph E Powell,
Dale R Nyholt,
Andrew C Heath,
Pamela AF Madden,
Peter M Visscher,
Margaret J Wright,
Grant W Montgomery,
Nicholas G Martin,
Dena Hernandez,
Stefania Bandinelli,
Pim van der Harst,
Manuela Uda,
Peter Vollenweider,
Robert A Scott,
Claudia Langenberg,
Nicholas J Wareham,
InterAct Consortium,
Cornelia van Duijn,
John Beilby,
Peter P Pramstaller,
Andrew A Hicks,
Willem H Ouwehand,
Konrad Oexle,
Christian Gieger,
Andres Metspalu,
Clara Camaschella,
Daniela Toniolo,
Dorine W Swinkels,
John B Whitfield
Jan 23, 2018
Variation in body iron is associated with or causes diseases, including anaemia and iron overload. Here, we analyse genetic association data on biochemical markers of iron status from 11 European-population studies, with...